the Navy a second time and her name reinstated on the Naval Vessel Register. Redesignated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, IX-507, General Hugh J. Gaffey was placed in service in November 1978 at Bremerton, Washington, to serve as a barracks ship for the crews of ships undergoing major overhaul. Fate The transport was sunk in RIMPAC 2000 EXERCISE as a missile target, 16 June 2000, position: 023° 35' 01.0" North, 159° 50' 00.2" West, depth: 2,730 fathoms Awards American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal with "ASIA" clasp National Defense Service Medal with star Korean Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal with one campaign star United Nations Korea Medal Korean War Service Medal (Korea) References NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive 1944 ships W. L. Capps (AP-121) Ships built in Alameda, California Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 2000 Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Transports of the United States Navy Type P2 ships of the United States Army Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States World War II auxiliary ships of the United States